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."."._$ 7477.08 $175987.`36 . $103784.61 . 37404.45 4004.78 .$148689.40 . .f4329.o9 5244.90 129.50 23.55 $17598T.86 . $ 22215 .39 . 5476.40 102.23 3000.00 ..$ 609 it 1279 377. 960. 179. 616 1213. 2348 7392 376 4004 .19 .03 65 00 71 .76 42 .43 .03 .85 .78 $19357.85 $19357. . $15496 . 88 . 20.25 3795 .00 45 . 72 Thursday, Feb; 24, `bridge, euchre and dance, auspices V.O.N`., in I.0.0.F. Temple. Anyone wishing to make up table phone 558. Admis-.i sion, 50 cents. _ `V . 7:: Concert and play, Let's Get It Bobbed, by Thornton Continuation School in the Orange Hall, Thornton, Friday, February 25. Admission 25! Proceeds for school library. 7c vnnnuau c-o\A'-`n A` Qlvuniuli man I 6.50 15.32 43.36 29.16 auu yuyaual. IILCIIHLIIEI Considering the difficulties. inci- dent to the above situation, the school is doing very commendable work and is capably administered. Beatty Collection in B.C.I. Permission was given by the Board 1 to place the .`Beatty collection of birds and animals in.B.C.I., in accord- ance with the request of a deputation . appointed at a meeting last Satur- day. Since the purchaseof this col- lection the "Town `Council has had considerable difficulty finding a suitableplace to keep it. For some time the birds have been housed in the market building and it has been felt ` that this was not a suitable place. Last Saturday at a meeting of representatives of, the_ Council, Board of Trade and Women's Insti- tute various -places were discussed and finally a deputation was named ' to approach the Board of `Education and ask permission to place the col- lection in the B.C.I.- ' -- ' I W`wVwwwww ww wwww-ww 3 comma EVENT -c--- .-v--.- w.. owuupu The only adequate solution is an addition to the present building, I would advise a four-robm addition` and the converting of the present rooms 3B and 1D into one large study and library so as torelease the. assembly hall for morning assemblies and physical training. l`,nnu1'Hnvnm I-kn H{P'F{n11Hv-`nu 3114!`- The over-crowded conditionof the B.C.I. was again brought to theat- tention of the Board of. Educa- tion at its regular meeting on Monday night, by the report of I the Inspector,:'R. W. Anglin, who vis-l 'ited the school recently. After the es, most` of which were commendat- ory, the `Inspector states, The mat-'_ te`r calling most for attention is the serious overcrowding in the school. The school is understaffed-there should be at least one more teacher. Most of the classes are overcrowded. There are six forms with over forty gupils each and two forms without ome classrooms and must rotate from room to room. . . usual remarks as to the various class-u ANOTHER meninnunnooMsW ron I3. 0. I... AlWI$ES INSPECTOR Tells Board School is Over crowded and Under Jstafifedg but is doing Very Commenlable F % . Work; Trustees Agreeable to j'Plq.cing Beatty Bird Collection in Collegiate. i . . i i CIRCULATION ` 09 PVC 'V\lI\I IIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIV9 iw$&ma&&wwwww&aE `1 WHITE PIIUBUH In George Hubbard apd Miss "Shoul- sc per word; minimum 600` .V4.V;.V..V4.V4 && &&;&& v- YI-vv gv-cg an Hanna . .Mrs. Shear wrote the `Board thanking them for their `kindness to her since the death of_ her husband. , January Attendance Attendance reports from the pub.- lic schools for_January Were as fol- lows: -Princeof Wales, on roll, 472, registered for the month, 466, aver- age, 415, 90 per cent.-, Penny Bank deposits, $118.98; Victoria, on roll, 408, registered, 408, average, 372.1, 91.86 per cent..Penny Bank, $99.23; King "Edward, on roll, 824, register- ed. M3, average, 287.75, 93.74 per cent., Penny, Bank, $57.29,; King George, on roll, 27, registered, 27,, average, 21.25,` 67 er cent., Penny Bank $4.53. Miss cMahon, school nurse, reported 45 visits and 16.55 inspections; . - , . 'Regardin'g-the hockey protest, as a result of which Smith of Barrie was suspended and games won by `Barrie. were thrown out, thus plecin Col- `lingwood and Meaford in a t e for first place, the Meaford Express has the following to. say: T ' \!.L L_-.!__.. ___.l___A. -__L1_ AI. , , , _, u-.. wu-- --u-cu-my u-nu an-uluavcnnynnvvl Miss JTes=sie Hunter, secretary at the B.C.I., wrote asking for an increase` of" $100 a year in` salary. It..- In cu.-__. _.-..-L- LL- --_-I _---v H--- -v --g- Not being content with the sports- manlike spirit displayed by players on both the Barrie and Meaford Jun- ior Hockey teams, an_d also that, of fans from both towns who thronged the Alexandra rink on Thursday ev- ening last, the high and` mighty managementvof that pleasure rendez- vous overruled the local executive and has set the machinery in motion that ut-Barrie out of the O.H.A., and or selfish motives, has made -it necessary that our boys, who fought so earnestly and -faithfully through- out the group schedule to capture the. premier honors in their district, have to drag through a gruelling two-game grind with Collingwood this week, to decide the championship. n. 1.-- _1_..___ 1.--.-. LL- -|.___,_1, q succasrs RINK {MANAGEMENT ' `BEHIND pnorzsr To our cxrz L1 IOUVUIIVUWO Dr. Simpson suggested having a banquet at which the members of the Board and all the teachers could get together and` the .'Chairman and True- tees Simpson and Mrs. Huxtable were appointed to` consider the mat- ter" and make the arrangements. `nu-.. 1i__._:_ 7-r--_.;-.. _-____;_,_,, _n n. . ---.. y--y--.-... --wvlv gqvv -wvw-- .V---.-..- A motionwas' later passed-. acced- ing to the request of the deputation, t e collection to be moved at the ex- ; pense of the Town Council and under i the supervision of the -property and . supply committee. Teaching of Sewing Recommended ' The management committee,` through the chairman, Dr. Brereton, reported that Miss Mason of the B. C.I. staff had been given leave of absence for a week or more, because of the illness of her mother, she to ',`be responsible for a supply. Miss Burke was also absent because of illness. `Miss Scott and Missstrange .of the public school staff had been `granted leave of absence for oneday to try music examinations in Toron-- to, each being responsible for a sup- ply. The committee recommended that the property and supply commit- tee make some arrangement whereby pupils taking their lunch. at the B. C.I. may be able to secure hot water. They also recommended that in P.S. rooms where boys are absent -for ' d"ill or cigarette league, sewing classes be taught thegirls. `A fur- ther recommendation was that" be- tween now and- the time for striking the estimates the Board as a whole take into very serious consideration the question of starting an auxiliary glsasts at the -beginning of the .1927- -n1_____;,__ 11n'__1____ ________-L_,1 .1. '1`h:1`1:tlee Wisdom presented the re-` portof the finance committee, show-V ing receipts of $18,975.52'and ex-, penditures of $318.35. ' e Teachers Will` Entertain Board An invitation was received from the teachers of the B.C.I.e for the members of the Board, their wives!` and husbands and Mr. and Mrs.` Marr to` be their guests at an afternoon tea on February 28. `The invitation was accepted. - `n. G ..... .. .2 .... --.|.-.I 'I.--.2.... _ Blllvo v ' l ,Truste`e Foster asked if the col- lection could be seen during the sums met if it were placed in the school and "Mr. Girdwood replied that the `school is open practically all sum- mer and the caretaker is nearly al- ways there. - Asked as to the proba- bility of the cases being broken, Mr. Girdwood did not anticipate any ,diff ficulty in that way and` stated that they have had a case_of biological specimens in the hall for some years and tlieglass has not been broken. ' ___J_2-,_-u,, ,,, ., I `dice, the othervmembers of the depu- tation, concurred in what Mr. Gird- wood had said andvthought the col- legiate wear-the most suitable place lfor -the collection available at pre- lsent. ` - fI1.`-.....L..`. tn--.1.-- ..-1....:I :3 LI... ....I Mini ` CANADA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1927; _L M three per cent. compound interest ` amount to_in 1400 years? Kiwanian ~ C. H. Burgess of Toronto addressing the Kiwanis Club~of Barrie last Fri- day on Bond Investments,. told thosepresent that it would reach the ; almost incomprehensible total of $16,274,624,268,150,386,309. A It V seemed .a heap of money all right, but most of his hearers were willing to take the word of Mr. Burgess for it, particularly as noneof them could figure out that 15 cents compounded would be much good to them or their -families. 1400 years hence. ~ _-,__.__.,L, J L- ; How much wldwiifteen `cents at DHU uxubcu Dlalan There are many kinds of bonds. said the. speaker, _``including- the bonds of matrimony and the latter for a man with money are the easi- est-to get. . 4 vi There are three types of invest`- ments in stocks and bonds. (1) Those that are absolutely safe. (2) Those that are well secured and have also -the possibility of profit through rise in the market. (3) Those that are purely speculative. All these! things cannot be had in one security. | . "`` ` i" "." | There is no trouble in investing: when safety is the first considera- tion-.-sound government or munici- pal bonds always being available. It is when people go looking for high- er yields that they get into trouble. Often it is hard to `determine where profit stops nd speculation begins. The higher the yield thegreateri the risk. Speculation is taking a chance and often is pure gambling, M9 DIIFIILIBE Ch Ii\I7l` `\IlY "|+`+;.Klf GHU ULIIUXI I5 PHLC gaxuuuugg _ Mr. Burgess showed how putting aside even $100 3a year and investing it carefully will steadily increase, through interut and the security's appreciation `in value, to a su ris- ing extent. Every person shoul try and make some investment ` every year, no matter how `small. Can- ada, he said, is on the threshold of one of itsmot prosperous periods. People can safely invest in concerns which have lasted through the last five trying - ears and have come out with a goo _ statement. Such con- cerns will live. In 25 years we won't know Canada as the. same country." Tn nvnvena-indies: Iv-Inn vnug `A3 Inked`!- ulllul \JUllI1J_l|y' WIIIUH UIVLIIUU VIII: value of Its ships into shares. Bonds were 4 first issued `in Italy in the thirteenth century, but did not get a real start in England until 1750. People need not think that all bonds are good. Last year between $500,- 000,000 and $700,000,000 of worth-| less stocks and bonds-were issued in the United States. ` | ll'\L-..- -..- ....._-. 1.3-)- -3 L-...I.. N Vet, "LVIUIIy.lIIlUl\lU5 IIIGIS I Iuuunzc. Mr. Burgess explained that bond! |dealers are merchandisers of bonds and they stand in the same position` -with respect to fixed` capital that bankers do to current demands. Through the former. money is let .out for_ the capital requirements of the country` and thereby for its de- 'velopment. 'Dn nvnu vnntin fn {Win unri- VUlUplllUllIn \ Reference was made to the part played by bond dealers in Canada s `war financing, which was -an im- mense success. `n-11.- ._..__._..4. ..--_a.-;_. ;.I.' .L`2......-L.... ILIIUW MIGIIGIIG E BBC` BGIIIU |iVIllI|Il"o In emphasizing the value `of thrift, Mr. Burgess` said that a man who" saves and invests wisely is happier, has -more power, more `confidence and is a better man for_ his.commun- ity. If the in estment `habit-is _cul- tivated among e people it will. be a great national asset and `add 'tre- i imendouslyv to the stability of the Dominion and to-the` happiness of its sons and daughters. , lllUll3U 3 U\5UUBu The present system of financing companies was devised-by the East India Company, which divided the unlnn AF H-a 'a1nn in!-n shining Rnnu -.nIvUoInu\1Ia- - - u y ., vwu... -.v--_-_. This illustration was suggested to Mr. Burgess by seeing some Roman coins of the value of 15 cents, about 1400 years old, in the Ontario Muse- um one day, and was used to impress the fact that small savings assume important proportions in the course of time._ Such saving methods were` suggested by the old Scottish pro- verb, ``Mony`.mickles mak a muckle. My `Rumbas: Avnlninntl fhnf hnhr` SMALL SAVINGS wau. mvssran BRING RESULTS Types of ilvestments Dealt With in an Address to Kiwanis Club Re'prsentati.`ves of Ward IV in Tovivn Council ALD. E. 'r. TYRER'_ W`xvii..E}i;d;v;dd,'_.spokesrnan for the deputation, stated that he had found that there were fifty linear feet of` floor space in the upstairs hall "of the collegiate and he thought that would be sufficient to accommodate the col- lection. It wouldinot appreciably narrow the hall. Mr. Girdwood stat- ed that there are as many outside people going to ithe B.C.I. as any other public building in town, the building being used by the Trustees and Ratepayers Association, Wo- men's Institute and Teachers Insti- tute. Also tourists passing the- school often call `and ask to see through it. He is glad to have them come and they. `don't disturb the classes. He thought the collection would be a unique feature and a valuable advertisement for (the `school, for he doubted if any other school would have anything like it. The educational value of the collec- tion also made it a desirable acquisi- tion. - TL--. an`-AA -.4.uuA3-a-gpunn `A -u`nAn `ktf 'J'lI.AIJ I `(Photos by Jackson) Trinity got into the finals in the Church League by defeating St. Mary's last Friday night in ten min- utes overtime. The game gave them a tie with Allandale for the `A leader- ship of the .league. Trinity had a decided advantage in the early part 'of the game and Godden and Ander- ton each found the nets. They main- tained their two-goal lead until with- in five minutes of regulation period. In the last period St. Mary's speeded . up and had -the better of the play, -but splendid work by Dyment kept them off the score sheet until within a few -minutes of the end, -when Moore and Flaherty each scored, tie- ing the count. - The first five min- utes of -the overtime was scoreless, with*both teams vryevenly match- ed, "and about five minutes after the teams turned over Anderton worked 's'r. MARY'S LOSE TO TRINITY IN OVERTIME 'L'lGll\il\ MIIIJ IIIIC DDULIIIE LU` HLLIIUBIIIEO I Ralston, who played right wing for Barrie, is a new arrival in town, hav- ing come too late to get` into the O. H.A. -series. He is a right hand shot, soxgethhingd thlattwag. bady rtiieetdeg, an s owe pen yo spee an 810 - handling ability. He will be a valu- able acquisition to next year's team. Stan. Partridge was moved to centre ice, where he found himself and gave his -besteperformance of the season. Kennedy dplayed hhis u%ua1h reliable game an got t ree o t e seven lgoals. Walsh was sensational in goal iand Doyle and Harry Partridge made a steady defence. Hunter and Kel-V icey did the relief act "and the form- ler was particularly good. m'"nn1n1n rlruuvgnsotd `uni: . Aovnc UL WGB PGLUIUUIGLIJ 5uu e Ellsworth Crawford and Adams were the best for Minesing. `Both did- some good stickhandling and were dangerous on numerous `occa- sions. Charlie Grant was also effec- tive and Jim Crawford and Fralick turned in good games and the two Lucks were prominent. `Barrie - Goal, Walsh;.~.defence, Arvin U 13a-..I-AA.-`u.-.. 1{n9\vun Q Dust` Do'f$,"rI. 3art{?i"e; '5t ,' `7`f>`-ii 1 ridge; wings, Kennedy, Ralston;' subs., Hunter, Kelcey. ' I M{nnnnnv_f1nnT Dnn n11`: Anfnnnn llllc I-LUIIDUL, JXCIUUJO I _Minesing'v-Goal, Ronald; de E. Crawford, Grant; centre, J. ford; wings, Fralick, Adams; N. Luck, W. Luck. ' `Dngn-on (`I-IN `Du-nuns VIII! LUL muucanug 111 (I113 BUBBIUIII `Barrie got fourgoals in the final` frame to Minesing s two. Kennedy bagged two for the locals and Stan-. Partridge,and Ralston accounted for the others, while E. Crawford and |Fralick did the scoring for Minesing. ` IDn`uI-Am YIILA v\`n1vnI] !I1:!|lI `nit ovvyycuq . . Barrie got a two-goal lead in the first period, with Doyle on the bus-4 Iiness end both times. His first goal was a bit lucky. Doyle rushed and was carried behind the net where he attempted to pass the rubber out to Ralston who was in position for a shot. The lpuck `struck Ellsworth Crawford s skate and was deflected into the cage. His second goal fol- lowed a_rush down centre ice. `Il'_'..__-__.. __`l.-_-_-J .LL_:._ 'L_..L .-....- IUWCU G I-UKIl UUVVII UUIIDLC IUCO Minesing showed their best form in the second period and obtained an even break on the score. Kennedy scored first for "Barrie and Adams accounted for Minesing s first. Min- esin pressed hard in this period and pep ered Walsh with shots from all Jinan!-{nun I-nii Rn urns nnnn` 4-n I-131: 5IolUlh They asked permission to place the" birds in the `collegiate until perman- ent quarters are `obtained for a mu- seum. Mr. Girdwood stated that at the meeting on Saturday some thoughtzthat when the Board builds a new wing on the school a room. might be secured there for a muse- VUI VIIPULVU IV GIBII VVIUII llUll J-LUIII `Ill. irections -but he was equal to the occasion." Adams and Ellsworth Crawford were particularly rpromins 7 ent for Minesing in this session. `Tin-nah: nn-` Fn111n.rI-no`: {rm 4-`kn ;nn'I . W?-l I"rlJ GNU CILUIIUIJBIL LVJIKICBIILS IIIGUC V it decidedly interesting and gave Walsh several anxious minutes, the Colts had the game well in hand throughout. Minesing were serious- ly weakened by the absence of the Foyston brothers, both of whom were ill, and they were forced to present a somewhat makeshift line-up. -Jim Crawford, the regular net guardian, played up one/the forward line and Manager Stub , "Ronald donned the big pads and armor-plate and went between the flags. It was his first game this season and he lost some `shots that he ordinarily would have stopped. 12.......:.. ....'+ .. +....._...-..I 1...: :. +1.). Barrie Colts repeated their form-; er success with Minesing last Friday, night and made it two straight wins from the Vespra team. `The score. was 7-3 and, although Minesing made ' :4- :Jnn:r`nI]`Iv :V\+I\\II\LV":v\ID IIVIA mnxvn BARRIE cons % ! BEAT MINESING. i BY scams or 7.3; Though Wakend by Ab-I sence of Foystons, Vesprans Put up Good Game V0 I-IIIDII VV, 0 J-[GU30 Referee, Cliff Brown. ` VALD. JAMES H. NIXON nnbunn \ defence, Craw- zs ; s_uhs., um. while the deputation -had been at :- thorized by the meeting to make the request, it still remains for the Town Council to sanction it, -but he thought there would be no difficulty about this as several members of the Coun- cil'were present. (lnnvnn '"'I1k`-anvil DB!` `Mean '`\I\I1`_ Mr. Girdwood pointed out that; llllfn QIIIUBIC W65 Ell IIUIIUL CI. llllllllclo -All radio licenses expire Mar. 31 and with a view of avoiding conges- tion in issuing new licenses for this year the following procedure may be observed. After today, new licenses may -he issued to any appli- cant who is already the holder of 9. 1926-1927 license for 1927-1928. Free license with our Radio Service Club Plan, now available at the Bar- iiigolladio and Electric Co. Ltd. Phone . " 7c --Saturday special, Neilson s choc- olates, regular 60c for 49c a lb. Bryson s Tea Room. 7-10c Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hook attended the funeral of the late John M. gstickle, father of Mrs. Hook, who died on Wednesday, `February 2, at Lisle. Mr. Stickle, was one of the pioneer residents of Lisle. _The fun- eral was held on Friday, February 4, to Everett cemetery and was in charge of the Orange Lodge, of which Mr. Stickle was an honorary member. _:`" DI'{l'\ Idnntnnnn nvn;1Ia Maw 91 in and beat Byrne on a shot from the side. Both goalies were good and Moore and Saso starred for St. Mary s and Goqden, Anderton and Looker for Trimty. 'l`1n:9u1'1r...(`_nnI nnnnnn` n An DIIC 1)]. C V LU U5 `I151! Constable Alfred McLean stated that he inquired of the department of highways and found that the car which was left in the ditch belonged to Mrs. Richard Foster of Holland Landing and the other one was own- ed by Percy Foster. He told of go- ing to Holland Landing with Ser- geant Cox and Cons. Kelly of the provincial police where Richard Fos- ter was placed under arrest. At the Foster house the police were told that Mrs. Fost_er s car had been stolen the night before and she and Percy had gone to Newmarket to report the theft. The police went on to ew- market and there found Percy Fos- ter_ s car in a church shed. There were chicken feathers in the back. (Continued on page 6) The Capitol Theatre management wishes to announce that on or about March 10' they will have installed a fine $10,000.00 `Wurlitzer Theatre Organ (Hope-Jones Unit-Orchestra). This will add greatly to the musical entertainment of the patrons of this theatre. JJU Ullcl. L V` L L ylllljo Trinity--Goal, Dyment; defence, Looker, Corbett; centre, Blogg; wings, Godden, - Anderton; subs., Smith, Edwards. ` - Q4 "nI1 ae'!An` ncvuin a nine`... 4;. BARRIE IS SOON TO HAVE ` ' . A FINE THEATRE ORGAN Dlllllou lH\lVVCKl-ID: St. Mary s-Goal, Byrne; defence Desonrdie, Flahertyg centre, Saso; Vwmgs, Moore, Hanley; aubs., "Lang, Cuff, Haves. was on Wednesday sentenced to eighteen months in Burwash for theft of..chickens from James Brad- ley, at Tecumseth farmer residing near Bond Head. The theft occurred on August 26 last but Foster was ap- prehended only recen-tly. His uncle, Richard Foster, was placed under ar- rest at the time but was discharged for lack of sufficient evidence. Percy Foster had twbprevious convictions against him for stealing, one for ,theft in 1921 and one for.shop-break- [ing in 1924. For the first offence he was sentenced to a.year in jail I and he got two years for the second, lbut served only eight or nine months the first time and six months the sec- ond, being released on parole each time. He also served a sixty-day -sentence in 1926 for `B.0.T.A. Birds Stolen at 4 a.m. Evidence for the Crown was given by Gordon Bradley, son of James Bradley. He 'told. the court that about 4.15 a.m. on August 26 he was iwakened by chickens squawking. Go- ling to the window he heard the voic- ies of men and he called the rest of the family and dressed hastily. Go- ing outside he heard a car starting and he got out his own car and gave chase accompanied by his father. They met the other car a short dis- tance away and followed it till it stopped beside another car that was parked at the roadside. His father I got out and the other car drove away. They followed to Bond `Head and along the Bradford road about two miles where they lost the car. When the cars were stopped he took the numbers of the other cars and made ' a note of them. Returning to Bondl Head he roused Constable McLean and they seized the car that was on the side of the road. ' Found Chickens in Field James Bradley corroborated the . evidence of his- son and added that when the cars were stopped he look- ed into the car which they were fol- Percy Foster of'mHVolland Landng lowing and saw a number of jute", bags, which seemed to fill the back` of the car. He identified them as the same kind of -bags found the fol- of Bradford, who also located the chickens in a field some distance from Bond Head and not far-from the place where they had lost the car . 'lowing`morning by Constable Webb the previous night. . ' nnnnfnkln A1-F-nun` MlIT,l\l\iI at-at-AA P`. 1-`osmz GWEN 13 MONTHS FOR ~ CHICKEN THE!`-'l`S gwwwwwwwawwawwwg Stole Ovgr 100 Birds From Farmer Near Bond I-lead; * 3 Previous Terms BARIIIE wAIEnwoIii(Ei7f-_` A MADE PROFIT II 1926 aaya UL us: ucuviues HICIGZ - Garnet Weston has done better work in a shorter time than the ma- jority of picture workers. About three years ago Garnet left his job with a Vancouver newspaper and came down here to try his luck; Laskey s took him- on at fifteen dol- lars a week in the publicity" depart- ment, and to freeze him out quickly and completely they assigned him to Pola Neg:-i s unit, Pola at that time being very `new and very, very tem- peramental. He took a lot off that gal, -but managed to live it down. Being a Canadian and accustomed to a certain amount of frost, he wasn t frozen out but was soon given the position of supervising editor of one of their biggest units. One summer he took theplace of Hector Turnbull, Mr. Lasky s brother-in-law--a big position of responsibility to fill. Gar- net is now writing the scenario for The Yankee Clipper," a De_ Mil_le picture, the DeMille studio being in `affiliation with the Metropoli . ' A syndicate article on Canadians Behind the Scenes at Hollywood by Gladys Long concluded with a refer- ence to a former Barrie boy, Garnet Weston, that will be of interest to many readers of The Examiner. Gar- net Weston fdrmerly resided in Bradford St., Barrie. He started in newspaper work on the Barrie Ga- zette and later went to the Pacific Coast where he engaged in 'journal- istic work. Now `he's in Hollywood and here's what this special writer says of his activities there: flu--unL` TIT.....A.-.. `L-.. .I__._ 1.1;... -..-~ .... cw - Debentures unpaid Bank 0. D. . . . . . . Acc ts payable . . . E. L. loan . . . . . . . Reserves :-- Debentures paid . Surplus .' . . . . . .. Profit for 1926 . azuuu but I4: 1. CD61 V GU16, 1116" ter rentals Acc ts receivable, supp. Fuel, oil and gas . . . . Insurance, unexpired . . Fixed Assete :- Plant and equipment .. . Gas engine equipment . Wells, new . . . . . L . . . . Meters ..... Keep Monday and Tuesday, Feb. ; 28 and March 1, for `play by St. Mary's young people. _ 7c A St. Patrick's afternoon. tea and ; sale of homemade dalntiea, under auspices Trinity Sunday School, Mar. 177. ' 7 and 9, 10c ` St. Andrew : Ladies Aid will hold a St. Patrick's tea and sale of bak- ing, Saturday, March 19, in the Sun- day School room. 7 and 113: Box social and concert, Shanty-V Bay, February 18. Admission 25 and 15c. Refund on boxes- Lunch served. Everybody welcome. 6-7c l\I,I Ll,_._ _I-..,_ AII-_._I_`- ..__..- FORMER BARRIEITE WRITING SCENARIOS AT HOLLYWOOD _ _-.. ......y--.v..uu Pump plant maint. . . . . .$ `Mains and service maint. Hydrant maintenance . Wages . . . . . . . .` . . . . . . . . Undistributed . . . . . . . . . . :Fuel, oil and gas . . . . . . . IPower purchased . . . . . . . Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual debenture . . . . . . Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Profit for 1926 . . . . . . .. LLV u]. D. The annual statement of the Wat erworks Department issued by the Commission follows. The statement of the Electric Light Department will be made public on receipt of the thirteenth power bill, which is ex- pected shortly. ' Receipts and `Disbursements Receipts:-- Water earnings . . . . . .$15496.88 ;Meter rentals . . . . . . . . . Hydr_ant rental . . . . . . .. 3795.00 E Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -7-... Assets and Liabilities Current Assets :- Accounts receiva_ble, wa- ter'rates........ .$ 71 Accounts receivable, me- `For ran!-n`:-n -vvcl. uauzxuucs ~ 15 $0`! ,`lU4.4v'.). Total pumpage for the year was 108,305,000 gallons. The heaviest month was July, with a pumpage of 11,350,000 gallons and April was the lightest with 7,915,000 gallons. The average daily consumption was 296,-a 397 gallons, a per capita average of` 41.31 gallons`based on a population of 7175. The revenue per capita, works out to $2,698 or .1787 per- 1000 gallons pumped; The electric pumps operated 1916 40/60 hours and the gasoline pumps 18 5/60 hours. rf__ _,,,,,, 1 . - - - V-- uscuuau qH,UUl.O.l. 111 .l'JZO. `The statement of assets and lia- bilities shows that during. the year debentures to the amount of $6,- 170.54 have been 'paid, making a to- tal of $103,784.61.paid to date and reducing the debenture indebtedness to $22,215.39. The surplus of assets .over liabilitiestis $37,404.45. Tntal `nI1rnnarn `Paw +1.- . . . A . _ -_ Biggst Surplus Since 1923; Only $22,215 Debt Now Against Plant With earnings greater than in 1925, the Barrie `Waterworks Depart- ment showed a profit for 1926 of $4,004.78." While not a record-, this is the best showing made by the de- partment since 1923 when the profit was~$4,993.98. In 1925 there was a small deficit, due to extra work on mains made necessary by the paving of a number of streets, and in 1924 the profit was only $843.47. _ Earn- ings in 1926 were ,$15,496.88,. as compared with $15,251.71 in 1925. The big difference in the statement for-1926 and that of 1925 is in the item of mains and service mainten- ance, which is $1,279.03 for 1926 as against $7,907.31 in 1925. mi... s+..+..........1 -: ..-_-1_ -_.- -- Liabilities:-f_ Disbursements :- PAGES 1 "T0 Old time dance, Allandaie Oran a Hall, Friday, February 18, shone it Young Britons hockey team. Hunt- er's orchestra. Usual admission. 6-7p _, (I A .I_'_.!_I..- ___ _I___-